Movement of Air

In this wind worksheet students study a wind rose and graphs for Boston and answer several short answers on prevailing winds. 

The U.S. produced enough wind energy in 2015 to power all of the homes in Alaska, California, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and...

Review the main global winds using this study guide.

This is an educational site offered by NASA that has information on global winds, including prevailing westerlies, with illustrations. Included is a short activity to illustrate the winds.

This site offers the text of a college lecture on the atmosphere, with information on the effect prevailing westerlies have on North America.

This "kite science" site offers information on wind and the atmospheric conditions that cause it. From "Principles of Aeronautics."

This site from NASA lists and defines global wind patterns. It features a graphic of these patterns and a self-test with answers.

Explains what prevailing westerlies are and the impact they have on weather systems around the world.

Wind is air in motion. It is produced by the uneven heating of the earth's surface by the sun. Since the earth's surface is made of various land and water formations, it absorbs the sun's radiation unevenly. Two factors are necessary to...

Kids learn about wind including how it is formed, how it is measured, local and global winds including prevailing, westerlies, trade, and polar easterlies.